Re: oilcooler install

[Tom Jell <thomas.jell@domain.elided>]

brian

> If you have Stromberg carbies, then the theory of pumping the pedal on a
> difficult start has no effect.
> This theory works only with car that have carbies which contain an
> accelerator pump, that is, a pump that gives an extra squirt when the
> accelerator is pushed hard during over taking.  Mainly these type feature
> on the earlier Fords GM cars.  And this is why these cars can get flooded
> on a hard start, people just keep on pumping.
> The stromberg carbies do not have such a pump.  you can pump until the cows
> come home and never flood.

exactly what I wanted to tell Ralph who came up with the question.

If starting with full pressed pedal helps, my advise is that the car runs to rich ! 

> As for the vapor locks, these arm common in cars using a mechanical pump,
> but a car that uses an electric pump should never suffer this problem, that
> is as long as the pump is working properly.

You only forgot all fuel injected TR6, they suffer from that due to hot running fuel pumps !

But never had this in my Stag.

Tom